tardive dyskinesia

[petero]

is tardive dyskinesia something that:

just feels right?

fulfills some kind of physical/emotional need (like scratching an itch makes the itch go away/makes one less irritated)?

is a subconscious motion?

is subconscious but can be noticed?

something like having your reflexes tested by hitting your knee? (is not a controllable motion, and feels weird)?

or what?


I have some facial and finger/hand motions that are sometimes conscious (ex. a lot of the times I will tap my teeth together to make a drumbeat/rhythm in my head, but other times similar motions are not really conscious, but I can be conscious of them; other times I will pick my fingernails, but often because I play guitar and have them long (RH) and I like having them feel smooth, and if they're not I get hooked on picking on them... and much to my chagrin the way I pick on my nails makes a 1st finger, middle finger, ring finger, pinky "OK" symbol, which apparently is a sort of gay sign language for "I'm gay", which I am not))
a lot of the time the motions will not be conscious - but I can become conscious of them
but I've had these particular tics for.. ever as far as I can remember - I've always picked my nails and stuff, and had various tics
another is a mouth motion I will do without really thinking much about it, which is sort of like eating my own lips and biting them - but then again I can be conscious of these things, although that doesn't mean I WILL be conscious of them as I'm doing them, and if I become conscious of them I can control the motions and stop them
but I wonder if these may be a minor type of tardive dyskinesia that may be very slowly progressive

my mouth 'thing' is sort like #4 and #10 in this
video

more like #10 but it seems like her movements are not controllable (otherwise she would stop them right? or is she continuing a motion she is aware of for the sake of this video study?)

my mouth motion is similar
but also I will often have facial hair (like now - and I have a huge tendency to bite and lip on my 'soul patch')
but then again my mouth motions will be present with or without facial hair

I'm wondering if I have some tardive dyskinesia

 

[Nakamova]

I'm not sure how easy it is to distinguish TD from "nervous" tics of one sort or another. A doctor would be the one to make the call. TD tends to be a side effect of anti-psychotics, so if you are still on the risperidone you should make sure it's not making the TD worse.

 

[Cint]

TD tends to be a side effect of anti-psychotics, so if you are still on the risperidone you should make sure it's not making the TD worse.

And also some of the AED's can also cause TD in rare cases as can anti-depressants:

http://www.brainandspinalcord.org/legal/tardive-dyskinesia/medications.html

Medications that cause Tardive Dyskinesia


Antidepressants

People on the following antidepressants also run the risk of developing tardive dyskinesia, although the risk is lower than with the neuroleptics:

Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
• Phenelzine (brand name: Nardil)

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
• Fluoxetine (brand name: Prozac)
• Sertraline (brand name: Zoloft)


Trazodone
(brand name: Desyrel)

Tricyclic antidepressants

• Amitriptyline (brand name: Elavil, Vanatrip)
• Amitriptyline combined with perphenazine (brand name: Triavil)
• Amoxapine (brand name: Asendin)
• Doxepin (brand name: Sinequan)
• Imipramine (brand name: Tofranil)


Antiepileptic Medications

Some drugs give to prevent or reduce epileptic seizures can also cause tardive dyskinesia:
• Carbamazepine (brand names: Atretol, Epitol, Tegretol)
• Ethosuximide (brand name: Zarontin)
• Phenobarbital (brand names: Barbita, Luminal sodium, Solfoton)
• Phenytoin (brand name: Dilantin)